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James Mckay
David McCarthy
David McCarthy
James has over 25 years executive experience in the Sports, Outdoor & Fashion sectors, having worked at adidas, New Balance in a variety of leadership roles.
James attended the University of Bath & is an ex international triathlete.
Fluent in French & German, James is an expert in bringing concepts to life for runners all around the world.
David McCarthy
David McCarthy
David McCarthy
David has had over 20 years experience as a professional athlete, coach & manager.
As an athlete David:
Attended Providence College, Rhode Island, USA. Achieved 5-time All-American honours. Personal best of 3:55 in the mile. Former Irish international athlete. 3-time European medalist in U20 and U23 categories.Competed at the World Senior
David has had over 20 years experience as a professional athlete, coach & manager.
As an athlete David:
Attended Providence College, Rhode Island, USA. Achieved 5-time All-American honours. Personal best of 3:55 in the mile. Former Irish international athlete. 3-time European medalist in U20 and U23 categories.Competed at the World Senior Indoor Championships in Poland, 2014.
As a coach David: Coached Irish junior athletes to national junior records. Coached athletes to medal wins at the European U20 Championships in 2019. Endurance Coach at Aspire Academy, Doha, Qatar. Developed a pathway specific for athletes to the World U20 Championships.
Jason Stewart
Victor Urquhart Smångs
Victor Urquhart Smångs
Jason has been in and around the sport of track and field since beginning as a junior athlete in the mid 90s.
After finishing 7th in the 2000 World Junior Championships, Jason competed professionally in Europe for 8 years; representing New Zealand in the 2004 Olympic Games, 2005 World Championships and 2006 Commonwealth Games over 800m. P
Jason has been in and around the sport of track and field since beginning as a junior athlete in the mid 90s.
After finishing 7th in the 2000 World Junior Championships, Jason competed professionally in Europe for 8 years; representing New Zealand in the 2004 Olympic Games, 2005 World Championships and 2006 Commonwealth Games over 800m. Post Jason´s track career he continued in the running world; working at adidas in running footwear development, later progressing to marketing and innovation for track and field product specifically.
Jason brings valuable experience and understanding of the sport professionally across training, product and career management and development.
Victor Urquhart Smångs
Victor Urquhart Smångs
Victor Urquhart Smångs
Victor is a Swedish former ice hockey player who found running later in life. Within 5 years of running he now has a personal best of 28:57 for the 10k road race, making him the fifth fastest Swedish runner for the event in 2024. His aim for the upcoming years is to close the gap to the European elite. He is a coach to many athletes all o
Victor is a Swedish former ice hockey player who found running later in life. Within 5 years of running he now has a personal best of 28:57 for the 10k road race, making him the fifth fastest Swedish runner for the event in 2024. His aim for the upcoming years is to close the gap to the European elite. He is a coach to many athletes all over the world and has big interest in physiology, nutrition and the mystery of how the body works.